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Carrier profile · USDOT 387043 · MC-242797 · Updated 06/13/2026

DEAN SCHLECHTER

DBA SCHLECHTER TRUCKING

9 power unitsavg 12.3 yrLocal · 2 statesFAULKTON, SD

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-242797 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

2010–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(605) 258-0008 Email dispatchschlechtertrucking@hotmail.com

Carrier verification summary for DEAN SCHLECHTER

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) reports 9 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 04/15/2026.

DEAN SCHLECHTER (USDOT 387043) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)

$1M

on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 2010–2017 · peer benchmark computing.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor

$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750k federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’91–’97

Great West’07–’18

United Financial’18–’25

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2018 → Aug 2025	$750k	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2007 → May 2018	$750k	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1997 → Feb 2000	$750k	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1991 → Sep 1997	$750k	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

100%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NE busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FAULKTON, SD

916 8TH AVE S

Top corridor

NE ⇄ SD

NE 2 · SD 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 171874 USDOT 3749604 USDOT 1702033 USDOT 2068777

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 916 8TH AVE S, FAULKTON, SD, 57438
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (605) 258-0008
Fax: (605) 598-4515
Email: schlechtertrucking@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Dean Schlechter
USDOT / docket: 387043 · MC-242797
First registered: 03/27/1990
Last MCS-150: 04/15/2026 · 190,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

190,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Frequently asked

What is DEAN SCHLECHTER's USDOT number?

DEAN SCHLECHTER's USDOT number is 387043, and its motor carrier number is MC-242797.

Is DEAN SCHLECHTER authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, DEAN SCHLECHTER is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DEAN SCHLECHTER's safety record?

DEAN SCHLECHTER has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.